Interacting with detail-in-context presentations

At least one computer-readable storage device comprising instructions that, responsive to being executed by a data processing system, cause the data processing system to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a dragging signal from a mouse to drag an object on a display, wherein the dragging signal represents a physical dragging having a first distance;
• and
• in response to receiving the dragging signal, alternatively:
• moving the object a second distance on the display if a signal from a key on a keyboard was not received while the dragging signal was being received, or
• moving the object a third distance on the display if the signal from the key on the keyboard was received while the dragging signal was being received;
• wherein the third distance is different than the second distance.

A method comprising:

• providing an object display signal to display an object in a first region of a touch sensitive display;
• receiving a first touching signal from the touch sensitive display, wherein the first touching signal represents a physical touching in the first region of the touch sensitive display;
• receiving a second touching signal from the touch sensitive display, wherein the second touching signal represents a physical touching in the first region of the touch sensitive display;
• while the second touching signal is being received from the first region of the touch sensitive display, detecting a movement of the first touching signal in a first direction and at a first rate of speed away from the first region of the touch sensitive display;
• and
• while detecting a movement of the first touching signal, changing the object display signal to move the object on the touch sensitive display at a second rate of speed in the first direction away from the first region, wherein the second rate of speed is different from the first rate of speed.

At least one computer-readable storage device comprising instructions that, responsive to being executed by a data processing system, cause the data processing system to perform operations comprising:

• providing an object display signal to display an object in a first region of a touch sensitive display;
• receiving a first touching signal from the touch sensitive display, wherein the first touching signal represents a physical touching in the first region of the touch sensitive display;
• receiving a second touching signal from the touch sensitive display, wherein the second touching signal represents a physical touching in the first region of the touch sensitive display;
• while the second touching signal is being received from the first region of the touch sensitive display, detecting a movement of the first touching signal in a first direction and at a first rate of speed away from the first region of the touch sensitive display;
• and
• while detecting a movement of the first touching signal, changing the object display signal to move the object on the touch sensitive display at a second rate of speed in the first direction away from the first region, wherein the second rate of speed is different from the first rate of speed.